WnXP2002 Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 A report on a German site claims that Microsoft extracts more information from a person's PC when the update Windows facility is used running the WinXP operating system.According to tecCHANNEL, it has deciphered which data is transferred to Microsoft Central whenever you connect to its update web site.The site's tecDUMP utility intercepts messages which were deciphered in the course of an exchange with Microsoft.And, the site claims, the information can pass on to Microsoft a list of all of the software installed on an individual's computer, including software manufactured by other manufacturers.Read More here[The Inquirer] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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